Historic Films Stock Footage Archive: VM-2665

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00:02:10 0	Men in Crisis - film about the Joseph McCarthy hearings in 1954 - Reel Opens
00:02:10 0	The United States Capitol building circa 1954 - vintage cars and trucks parked out front.
00:02:15 5.07	Pan the empty room in the Capitol where the McCarthy hearings took place. TV cameras on risers around the room, cameras everywhere, rows of empty seats.
00:02:19 9.04	Woman placing papers on the tables set with mics in front of each empty chair. A few folk seated in bkgd.
00:02:24 14	Members of the media getting set up in the hearing room, placing pillows down on the ground in the aisles to kneel on.
00:02:30 19.51	Great WS of the classic vintage camera equipment set up on tripods in the hearing room. In the bkgd. the shadow reflection of a camera in a window. Narrator (unseen) speaking about the historical controversial hearing that occurred in 1954 where Republican Senator, Joseph McCarthy, and an Attorney for the U.S. Army, Joseph Welch, charged each other with blackmail and treason.
00:02:32 22.28	Several photographers at work focusing (vintage) cameras.
00:02:37 26.93	Crowd of folk in the vestibule waiting to get into the hearing, being held back by a security guard and velvet rope.
00:02:41 31.1	Pan along the crowded balcony in the Capitol.
00:02:45 34.38	People seated, audience shot, some with notepads on their laps, security guards in the aisles directing folk.
00:02:51 40.62	Joseph N. Welch, Defense Attorney for the United States Army entering the hearing room followed by some military men. Onlookers standing by.
00:02:56 45.81	Republican Senator, Joseph McCarthy, entering the hearing room followed by an entourage of mostly women. He waves at camera. Tilt down on McCarthy walking through the crowd. Narrator (unseen) speaking about McCarthy states he has become one of the most powerful and controversial men in America.
00:03:13 62.58	WS of the room full of TV cameras, photographers and media. Sun shining brightly through window shedding a bright cast on the shot.
00:03:15 64.83	Shots of Welch seated and surrounded by folk. Narrator stating he is unprepared for the "no-holds barred" atmosphere of a hearing taking place.
00:03:26 75.32	Tilt down on Senator McCarthy seated in the crowded space surrounded by dozens of people, reporters and media, and other officials.
00:03:34 83.99	Joe Welch holding his eye glasses, looking pensive, and cutaway to B&W photo stills of Welch from his undergrad college class and Harvard in 1917. Narrator (unseen) talking about his background and history.
00:03:59 108.74	Fade out to downtown Boston 1920's - zoom to 60 State Street (lawfirm Welch started his career at), glass door with Hale and Dorr painted on.
00:04:08 118.15	B&W photo stills - Joe Welch posing in the office, and candid shot at the Hearing.
00:04:21 130.46	WS Senator Joe McCarthy seated at head of large conference table with other officials, mics in front of everyone, people crammed in, photographers taking photos.
00:04:31 141.05	Fade out to various B&W photo stills of Senator McCarthy. Unseen narrator giving McCarthy's history and background. Giant political campaign sign for McCarthy.
00:04:58 167.38	WS from side view of the United States Capitol building. Vintage cars on street. Film has white tint.
00:05:00 169.76	Senator McCarthy carrying briefcase walking down the street in Washington DC, waves at camera and enters revolving doors of building
00:05:13 183.13	Tilt down on male government officials all standing in the hearing room as McCarthy is seen walking in and through the crowd, stopping to shake some hands.
00:05:21 191.06	Var other shots of Senator McCarthy shaking hands and talking to folk including shots with Robert A. Taft, Senate Majority Leader.
00:05:41 210.85	Fade out to WS of packed convention center (could be the Republic National Convention in 1952). McCarthy at mics waving to crowd and giving charged speech about communism (amongst us), people cheering loudly, and waving McCarthy signs, high energy crowd.
00:06:33 262.41	Tilt down on the packed 1950's Republican convention floor, people holding State signs, loudly cheering charged crowd.
00:06:37 266.67	B&W photo still Senator Joseph McCarthy, 1954. With narration (unseen) stating , ..."Joe McCarthy is America's most controversial senator."
00:06:42 271.98	Overly crowded hearing room. McCarthy seated at end of long conference table, other officials seated with mics in front of them, several media people and photographers, people standing in bkgd. Standing room only!
00:06:54 284.25	Pan overly crowded hearing room. People being sworn in. With narration, unseen
00:07:12 301.39	Robert Stevens, Secretary of the Army, 1950's, seated in front of mics at McCarthy hearing. With unseen narration regarding the Army's case against McCarthy charging him with his attempted blackmailing of the Army.
00:07:15 304.84	McCarthy seated in front of mics at the hearing and leaning over to confer with Chief Counsel, Roy Cohn.
00:07:25 314.97	Various shots from the hearing, Stevens stating his profound case, McCarthy at his seat with his advisors.
00:08:20 369.53	Roy Cohn and var other B&W photos of Cohn with their key witness ,David Schine, McCarthy and others - With narration (unseen) about Schine's work with Roy Cohn in investigating Communism in the U.S. government (largely unproven charges) particularly against the Army.
00:08:50 400.19	Army Marching Band circa 1950's.
00:08:54 403.33	David Schine in Army line up. Army men marching down the street.
00:09:13 423.16	Street signs (vintage) "Foley Sq." and "One-Way" arrow beneath it
00:09:17 426.8	Faded footage, ext pan down to street level on Federal Courthouse in New York.
00:09:20 429.25	Senator Joseph McCarthy walking through a crowd and up the steps of the NY Federal Courthouse buildinbg.
00:09:24 434.21	Witness summoned to the hearing, United States General Ralph Zwicker, seen walking up the steps to the Courthouse and outside talking to unseen media.
00:09:30 439.97	Montage of footage, Joe McCarthy working at round conference table with Cohn and other folk, lots of paperwork and open notebooks strewn on table.
00:09:42 451.59	Ext shots media and photographers following and taking photos of President Dwight D. Eisenhower walking across street and into building
00:09:47 456.71	Var shots: Folk in crowded room stand up as President Eisenhower enters the room for news conference. Photographers with vintage cameras taking photos. CU on Eisenhower Narrator (unsee) states Eisenhower praises General Zwicker' s loyalty and courage.
00:09:59 468.55	Great shot of 1950's era vintage cameras and TV cameras, sun shining light through a window.
00:10:10 479.32	WS McCarthy at podium for press conference. Cameras pointed at him. He states, referring to General Zwicker, calling him stupid and arrogant, and explains he will expose him if its found he is aiding the Communist government.
00:10:37 507.19	Reporters standing taking notes in little notebooks.
00:10:49 519.02	B&W photo still Roy Cohn
00:10:54 523.44	1950's audience, some folk standing in the aisles. Officer seen keeping the order.
00:10:57 526.98	Vintage 1950's television with the hearing being broadcast
00:11:01 530.56	Roy Cohn seated at mic listening to speaker's charges and responding
00:11:24 553.63	POV from behind the scenes - maybe press room, vintage tv with trial being broadcast, audience in bkgd
00:11:30 559.48	var high angles down on panel of men with mics, all stand up and disburse for recess
00:11:55 584.37	Stenographer typing fast on a manual typewriter from the notes coming out of a vintage stenotype or dictation machine
00:11:59 588.87	vintage 1950's printing press
00:12:02 591.96	hands placing papers, news of the day, into about 20 in-boxes all lined up
00:12:09 598.38	Shots of folk in a frenzy grabbing for the papers with latest news about the hearing
00:12:18 607.87	Vintage tripod television cameras on stands, vintage spotlights shining on the room. Huge crystal chandelier in bkgd.
00:12:21 611.19	WS of the crowded audience in the hearing room, fancy chandeliers overhead, cameraman on riser in fgd.
00:12:27 616.65	WS long conference table, mics in front of every official, lots of papers
00:12:30 620.12	Defense attorney for the U.S. Army, Joseph Welch speaking into mic, he states facetiously how easy it would be for "Welch" (relating to himself) to claim McCarthy's charges are completely false and the Army is a complete winner and they can go home...
00:13:09 658.93	Senator McCarthy responding to Welch, states the jury is getting a picture of the seriousness of the situation...
00:13:28 677.7	WS of folk at the conference table, they rise and disburse the room for recess. Pan the room as narrator unseen sums things up.
00:14:06 715.62	high angle WS of the packed audience, pan over to the conference table.
00:14:23 733.05	Various live footage from the hearing, McCarthy stating his case, arguing with Senator Stuart Symington each drowning each other out sometimes drawing laughter from the crowd, pan back and forth across the table, and continuing very heated arguments.
00:15:55 824.6	McCarthy slamming his fist down on the table to make a point
00:16:11 840.67	Continued live footage from the hearing. Senator Symington standing up with mic as McCarthy argues with him about being dishonest. Symington out of frustration and anger walking out of the room.
00:16:43 872.38	fade into next scene - Senator Ralph Flanders dramatically getting up from the audience, standing at McCarthy's table, and in a historic moment, denounces Senator McCarthy from the floor of the Senate chamber. McCarthy lashing back at Flanders
00:17:38 927.99	Camera moving back and forth between Joseph Welch and Senator McCarthy
00:18:13 962.51	High angle the crowded conference table in the hearing room,
00:18:13 962.75	Officials at table taking notes
00:18:31 980.48	High angle the enraptured standing room only audience
00:18:44 993.72	Joe Welch talking from across table to McCarthy, audience laughter
00:18:57 1006.49	Ray Cohn reading a list of the nation's defense plants that are allegedly infiltrated with Communists, all in Massachusetts.
00:19:57 1067.28	Audience pan, vintage tv cameras in fgd.
00:20:07 1076.39	McCarthy and Cohn making their way through the crowded room to their seats.
00:20:33 1102.76	Another high angle WS of the audience, tv cameras in fgd.
00:20:39 1109.08	Various shots at the continued hearing, Joe Welch, Senator McCarthy testifying.
00:20:51 1120.61	Hands of court stenographer rapidly typing on vintage stenography machine
00:20:55 1124.75	Zin to cu on Joe Welch photo still
00:21:04 1133.48	Tilt down crowded standing room only 1954 audience shots
00:21:09 1138.62	Further var closing scenes from the hearing, Welch and his scathing remarks toward McCarthy; McCarthy defending himself, var shots around the room including audience.
00:23:46 1295.32	WS the press and photographers taking photos, audience unseen applause is heard.
00:23:49 1298.39	Z'in on photo still of Joe Welch, his eyes filled with tears
00:23:59 1309.1	Tilt down on conference table, senator unknown smacks gavel down, hearing is adjourned, folk getting up leaving the packed hearing room. Narrator unseen sums up the hearing - there was no real conclusion, but Welch returned to Boston a celebrity, Mccarthy though his determination remained, he lost his energy and ambition and was no longer a force in American life.
00:24:53 1362.39	Fade to dark. Var shots senate committee meeting, August 31, 1954, handful of senators around a conference table strewn with papers. Narrator states the results - McCarthy condemned and censored.
00:25:20 1390.01	Senator McCarthy, arm in a sling, walking down the hall (of probably the Capitol) with Roy Cohn.
00:25:32 1402.09	The United States Capitol building at night.
00:25:33 1402.6	Reel end.